New Maryland Men’s Golf Head Coach Named

A golf coach who introduced Virginia groups to the final eight NCAA Championships will lead the Maryland males’s program, Damon Evans, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics, introduced on Tuesday.

John Phillips has served as assistant coach on the College of Virginia for the final six seasons; the Cavaliers acquired a berth to the NCAA Championships in every of these campaigns. He was additionally instrumental in two golfers profitable ACC particular person titles. Phillips beforehand coached 4 seasons with Virginia Commonwealth College (VCU), which received consecutive Atlantic 10 titles from 2014-16.

“John is a rising star within the golf world,” stated Evans. “He is aware of the area in addition to anybody having closely recruited the DMV for greater than a decade. John has a profitable pedigree, having been to the NCAA Championships in every of his final eight seasons at Virginia and VCU. John is extremely organized and has a plan to return Maryland males’s golf to the nationwide stage. We’re excited to welcome him to our One Maryland household.”

A local of Richmond, Virginia, Phillips has coached 4 All-Individuals and 12 Educational All-Individuals and has been part of three convention champions.

“I need to thank Damon Evans, Cody Gambler and the search committee for his or her perception in me and their dedication to this system,” Phillips stated. “It turned clear all through the method that the College of Maryland is a particular place filled with passionate people. I’m excited to start working with our student-athletes to realize success on the golf course and within the classroom.”

As a participant, Phillips was a four-time All-Previous Dominion Athletic Convention choice and guided Bridgewater Faculty to the 2010 ODAC staff title and an look in that 12 months’s NCAA Division III Championship. He graduated from Bridgewater with a level in enterprise administration and acquired his grasp’s in sport management from the VCU Middle for Sport Management.